OCC: Report Shows Mortgage Performance Improves in Fourth Quarter 2018
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported a slight improvement in the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system during the fourth quarter of 2018. The OCC Mortgage Metrics Report, Fourth Quarter 2018, showed 95.8 percent of mortgages included in the report were current and performing at the end of the quarter,…
OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Fines Citibank, N.A. $25 Million for Violating the Fair Housing Act
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today assessed a $25 million civil money penalty against Citibank, N.A., for violations of the Fair Housing Act. The OCC found that the bank had certain control weaknesses related to its Relationship Loan Pricing (RLP) program designed to provide eligible mortgage loan customers either a credit…
Interagency: Agencies Announce Two Public Meetings on Merger of BB&T and SunTrust; Public Comment Period Extended
The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on Thursday announced that they will jointly hold two public meetings on the proposed merger of BB&T Corporation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with SunTrust Banks, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia. As part of the proposal, BB&T would merge SunTrust Bank with and into its subsidiary state non-member…
OCC: New Bulletin Outlines Key HMDA Data Fields for Full and Partial Reporters
Summary The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is issuing this bulletin (OCC BULLETIN 2019-12) to inform national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies (collectively, banks) about key data fields that the OCC has determined examiners will typically use to test and validate the accuracy and reliability of home mortgage loan…
OCC: Second and Third Quarter 2019 CRA Evaluation Schedule Issued
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released its schedule of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluations to be conducted in the second and third quarters of 2019. The OCC encourages public comment on the national banks and federal savings associations scheduled to be evaluated under the CRA, and suggests that comments be…
OCC: Comptroller of the Currency Supports CFPB Proposed Rule on Short-Term Small-Dollar Lending
Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting today issued the following statement supporting Director Kathy Kraninger and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed rule rescinding requirements that lenders make certain underwriting determinations before issuing short-term small-dollar loans. On February 6, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took an important and courageous step that will allow banks…
OCC: Grovetta Gardineer Named Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced Grovetta Gardineer will become its Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy upon the retirement of Grace Dailey on March 2, 2019. “Grovetta brings deep policy experience and passion to this new role and has been an important voice on the OCC’s Executive Committee…
OCC: Agency Promotes Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day
To make more eligible working families aware of the benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is promoting EITC Awareness Day on January 25. “The Earned Income Tax Credit is a valuable tax break that can help the financial outlook of hard-working, American families,” said Comptroller…